Demonstration in Experimental Phenomenology: How to Bring out Perceptual Laws

Theory & Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 853-863

  Sinico, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

demonstration; experimental phenomenology; experimental psychology; Gestalt theory; Michotte; perception; Wertheimer

Indexed keywords

EID: 57649235870     PISSN: 09593543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959354308097261     Document Type: Article

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